Association between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and aortic stiffness in Italian adolescents. The MACISTE study.

Background And Aims: Ideal Cardiovascular Health (ICH), defined as optimal levels of cardiovascular (CV) health factors and behaviors, has been reported to be very low in adults and children, with consequent several negative health outcomes and higher CV risk. The present study investigated the burden of ICH among Italian adolescents and its association with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV).

Methods And Results: 387 healthy adolescents (mean age 17.

Trichophyton verrucosum infection in cattle farms of Umbria (Central Italy) and transmission to humans.

Trichophyton verrucosum is the most common ringworm agent in cattle. Epidemiology of cattle dermatophytoses in Central Italy is not clear. Its diffusion among cattle and herdsmen was investigated in 20 Umbrian farms, Central Italy.